Public Concerts and Other LMC Events
Free Public Concert Series
LMC’s most visible face is its Public Concert Series that offers free classical music concerts from October through May by LMC member-musicians and guests. The classical music series is presented at a variety of venues throughout the Seattle metro area, including Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Public Library – Central and West Seattle Branches, University House Wallingford, Mirabella Seattle, Tagney Jones Hall, Bellevue’s Crossroads Community Center Theater, and the Music Center of the Northwest in North Seattle.
These intimate, one-half-hour to one-hour, music programs are free and open to the public. A selection of these are now available online through our Facebook page and YouTube channel. No advance tickets are required.
With generous support and partnership from:
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The 2024 Frances Walton Competition Outreach Tours are supported in part by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Event Calendar
LMC Opera Presents: The Golden Age of Italian Opera
“Una donna a quindici anni” (A woman of fifteen years) from Cosi fan Tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Emily Riesser as Despina
“Non si da follia maggiore” (There is no greater foolishness) from Il Turco in Italia by Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
Tiina Ritalahti as Fiorilla
“Mira, O Norma” (See, o Norma) from Norma by Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835)
Laurel Sprigg as Norma and Victoria Chaussee as Adalgisa
“Una Furtiva Lagrima” (A furtive tear) from L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)
Korland Simmons as Nemorino
Melet Whinston, cello
“Saria Possibile?” (Can it be possible) from L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti
Tiina Ritalahti as Gianetta
Melet Whinston, cello
“Intermezzo” from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945)
Melet Whinston, cello
“Vissi, d’arte” (I have lived for art) from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
Laurel Sprigg as Tosca
“Acerba Voluttà” (Bitter Pleasure) from Adrianna Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea (1866–1950)
Victoria Chaussee as the Princesse de Bouillon
Melet Whinston, cello
“Io son l’umile ancella” (I am the humble servant) from Adrianna Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea
Laurel Sprigg as Adrianna Lecouvreur
“Parigi, o Cara” (Paris, my darling) from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Emily Riesser as Violetta and Korland Simmons as Alfredo
“Libiamo” (Let us drink) from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Emily Riesser as Violetta and Korland Simmons as Alfredo
Melet Whinston, cello
Sophia Chou, piano
Regina Thomas, Direction and Commentary
Schubert Piano Trio
Piano Trio No. 2, D. 929, Op. 100 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
1. Allegro
2. Andante
Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano
American Art Songs and Barber’s Knoxville
“Shenandoah” Shanty Song, coll., arr. Richard R. Terry (1865–1938)
“He’s Gone Away” Traditional American Folk Song, arr. Ruth Elaine Schram (b. 1956)
“Dink’s Song” from American Ballads and Folk Songs, arr. Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24 by Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
Text based on a short prose piece by James Agee. It is a snapshot of life from the perspective of a small boy.
Clarice Alfonso, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano
Schubert Piano Trio
Piano Trio No. 2, D. 929, Op. 100 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
1. Allegro
2. Andante
Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano
Piano Works by Debussy & Ravel
Estampes (Prints), L. 100 by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
1. Pagodes (Pagodas)
2. La soirée dans Grenade (Evening in Granada)
3. Jardins sous la pluie (Gardens in the Rain)
Sonatine by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
1. Modéré (moderate)
2. Mouvement de menuet (Minuet tempo)
3. Animé (animated)
Diana Gao, piano
Beethoven Clarinet Trio
Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op 11 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Katie Beisel Hollenbach, clarinet
Erika Pierson, cello
Joan Lundquist, piano
Franz Schubert Selected Piano Works for Four Hands
Fantasia in F Minor, Op. 103
Military March #1 Op. 51 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Tatiana Moore and Maria Khavin, piano
German Lieder
Program TBA
Kathryn Vinson, mezzo-soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano
Piano Trios by Haydn and Higdon
Piano Trio in A-flat Major, Hob XV No 14 by Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Adagio
III. Rondo (Vivace)
Piano Trio by Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962)
I. Pale Yellow
II. Fiery Red
Caitlin Kelley, violin
Emily Hu, cello
Thomas Lee, piano
Music for Stringed Instruments and Piano
Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23 by Amy Beach (1867–1944)
Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op 40, selected mvts. by Dimitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano
Music for Woodwind Ensemble
Libertango by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
La cheminee du roi rene by Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
Jan Bleakney and Stasia Kulsa, flutes
Julie Shankland, clarinet
Gail Perstein, oboe
Eric Shankland, bassoon
Mariane Hermanson (guest artist), French horn
Piano Trio
Program TBA
Adrianna Hulscher, violin
Erika Pierson, cello
Sophia Chou, piano
Beyond the Pyrenees: Music of France and Spain
Program TBA
Diane Althaus, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano